Partial Support of the Core Activities of the Committee on National Statistics

该项目将为国家科学院、工程院和医学院的国家统计委员会(CNSTAT)提供部分支持。CNSTAT的使命是提高统计信息的质量，为联邦政府的统计政策和协调活动做出贡献，并帮助为联邦统计系统和更广泛地服务于公共利益的国家统计提供前瞻性的愿景。CNSTAT成立于1972年，利用跨学科的知识和专业知识，就21世纪复杂和具有挑战性的数据和统计问题向国家提供可信的、独立的建议。CNSTAT的大部分工作是通过由志愿专家小组进行的共识研究进行的，他们的报告经常被用来为政策和实践提供信息，建立研究议程，或审查具体的统计方案、措施和基础设施。国家统计委员会还推动围绕重要统计和数据问题的讨论，在公共讲习班和研讨会上召集专家，进行有重点的讨论，探索新的想法和解决办法，造福于统计和研究界。CNSTAT的旗舰出版物《联邦统计机构的原则和实践》是第7版，每4年更新一次。本出版物中的指导有助于保护联邦统计的客观性和可信度，在强大的联邦统计机构提供的重要公共利益方面对政府的行政和立法部门进行教育，并为各机构提供道德准则。CNSTAT的活动将有助于改善可用于经济和社会科学研究的数据和数据基础设施，应用于重要的国家需求，如了解经济、技术和创新、公共卫生、教育、福利和其他领域。联邦统计机构和办公室提供的相关、客观、高质量、及时和可访问的信息，对于联邦、州和地方政府以及私营企业、社区和家庭的政策制定者的决策至关重要。CNSTAT将与国家科学基金会、联邦统计机构、相关方案和研究机构以及社会科学和经济学研究界进行互动，确定涉及联邦和国家统计、数据和统计方法的优先研究问题。具体研究将继续为联邦统计和社会经济研究构建21世纪数据基础设施的愿景，通过探索混合多种数据源对主要调查计划、数据公平以及数据治理和保护隐私的方法的影响。正在进行的工作包括整合关于家庭收入、财富和消费的联邦统计数据，并检查人口普查和调查计划中保护隐私的披露方法。CNSTAT还将更新联邦统计局的原则和做法，以供2025年初发布的第8版。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project will provide partial support for the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. CNSTAT's mission is to advance the quality of statistical information, contribute to the statistical policies and coordinating activities of the federal government, and help provide a forward-looking vision for the federal statistical system and national statistics more broadly in service of the public good. Established in 1972, CNSTAT harnesses knowledge and expertise across disciplines to provide trusted, independent advice to the nation on complex and challenging data and statistical issues in the 21st century. CNSTAT conducts much of its work through consensus studies carried out by panels of volunteer experts, and their reports often are used to inform policy and practice, establish a research agenda, or review specific statistical programs, measures, and infrastructure. CNSTAT also advances the conversation around important statistical and data issues by convening experts at public workshops and seminars to engage in focused discussion and explore new ideas and solutions for the benefit of the statistical and research community. CNSTAT’s flagship publication, Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency, is in its 7th edition and is updated every 4 years. The guidance in this publication helps protect the objectivity and credibility of federal statistics, educates the executive and legislative branches of government on the important public good provided by strong federal statistical agencies, and provides a code of ethics for the agencies.CNSTAT's activities will contribute to improving the data and data infrastructure that are available for economic and social science research applied to important national needs, such as understanding the economy, technology and innovation, public health, education, welfare, and other areas. Relevant, objective, high-quality, timely, and accessible information produced by federal statistical agencies and offices is critical for informing decisions by policy makers in federal, state, and local governments as well as by private businesses, communities, and households. Interacting with NSF, federal statistical agencies, relevant programmatic and research agencies, and the social and economic sciences research community, CNSTAT will identify priority issues for study involving federal and national statistics, data, and statistical methods. Specific studies will continue to build a vision for a 21st century data infrastructure for federal statistics and social and economic research by exploring the implications of blending multiple data sources for major survey programs, data equity, and approaches for data governance and protecting privacy. Examples of work underway include integrating federal statistics on household income, wealth, and consumption and examining disclosure methods for protecting privacy in census and survey programs. CNSTAT also will update Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency for its 8th edition to be issued by early 2025.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.